Back-to-college spending on food U.S. 2023

In 2023, consumers in the United States planned to spend about 150 U.S. dollars on average on food as part of their back-to-college shopping. This figure was considerably higher than the figures recorded in previous years.

Back-to-college spending on food in the United States from 2017 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars)

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 30 to July 8, 2023

Number of respondents

7,843*

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

*Date and study characteristics apply to the 2023 survey. Data for previous years have been conducted among equally large samples.

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